"Love came down" [Harry Simeone]

"Love came down" [Harry Simeone]

First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas

Simeone, Harry; music (American, 1910-2005)

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

1970 [publication] [copyright]

Delaware Water Gap: Shawnee Press, Inc.

genre: carol|choral music|sacred music|Christmas music|song

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: piano|double bass|finger cymbals

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Christmastide"

Tempo markings: "In a slow 2"; half note = ca. 63

Performance instructions: "optional piano and string bass." Instructions for tenor and bass parts: "Use a little more vowel sound on longer notes, but close to m's quickly and with emphasis. Use quick percussive d's." Instructions for soprano and alto parts: "Tone quality to [Section] E should imitate boy sopranos — a head tone without vibrato."

Format 1: musical score

7 pages; performance time 3 minutes and 30 seconds

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: New York Public Library, New York

Record: CRM-christmastide-simeone

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